The anti-Qing movement began with the looting of the Eight-Nation Alliance.

"Achoo! Achoo!" Shi Jian suddenly felt a chill on his back and sneezed twice.

It's much warmer in Guangxi than in the north. Could it be that I didn't cover myself properly with the blanket last night and caught a cold?

"Direction, direction! Look where you've run off to! Do you want to go down into the river and die?!" Seeing that the soldiers beside him had gone astray again, Shi Jian cursed loudly.

Now, in the artillery regiment, he not only has to teach the soldiers how to fire cannons, but he also has to find time to teach them how to drive. Headquarters has not only sent them a large amount of weapons and equipment, but also dozens of trucks.

For military academy graduates like Shi Jian, driving is a required course. Now that there aren't enough instructors, they have to fill in.

"Your Majesty, we are truly in love. Please grant us your blessing!" Seeing Shen Lian's displeased expression, Shen Yulian knelt down in fear, and Madam Huang was too frightened to utter a word.

"Is Shi Jian really that good?" Shen Lian scoffed.

"Brother, I don't ask for any wealth or glory. I just want to be with Shi Jianzai!"

"This kid has really gotten good at things!" Shen Lian shook his head with a wry smile.

"Brother, you've agreed?" Shen Yulian said in surprise.

"You can't get married for another three years, let's talk about it later!" Shen Lian waved his hand.

"Get up quickly! The ground is cold!" Seeing that Shen Lian was not angry, Nie Xiaoqian stepped forward and helped Shen Yulian up.

“From childhood to adulthood, what have you wanted that the Emperor hasn’t granted you? He’s always been doing it for your own good!” Nie Xiaoqian patted Shen Yulian’s dress.

It seems I need to keep a close eye on Shi Jian and see if this kid is really qualified to marry my sister. Shen Lian thought to himself.

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"Pah! You son of a bitch! You have the nerve to call yourselves monks!" Zhang Yuting walked out of the main hall and spat out a mouthful of saliva.

Because of his meritorious service in the war against Japan, the brothers he led were reorganized into a regiment. In recent years, with the expansion of the army, he was promoted from regimental commander to senior colonel and brigade commander.

This time, their 26th Infantry Division took over the defense of Kulun, and the cavalry units have already advanced.

They are now carrying out His Majesty's orders to raid temples and hunt down traitors.

Today, he personally led men to raid Xingyuan Temple, the largest temple in Kulun. This temple, built during the reign of Emperor Shunzhi of the Qing Dynasty, covers an area of ​​over 20,000 square meters. It is nine bays wide and nine bays deep, with eighty-one halls.

The main hall features sixty-one gilded dragon pillars that gleam like a royal palace. Xingyuan Temple is as famous as the three major temples of Lhasa and is the most important temple in the Mongolian region.

At this moment, all the lamas were driven out, and the square was piled high with chests of gold and silver treasures, as well as various antiques and precious artifacts. Soldiers were also continuously carrying them out.

The lamas were heartbroken to see their hard-earned wealth being taken away, but they were helpless in the face of the dark muzzles of guns.

"Shouldn't monks be detached from worldly desires and abstain from greed, anger, and ignorance? Look at you all, so bloated and fat. The wealth you've amassed is piled up like mountains. And you call yourselves eminent monks and virtuous masters!"

"Deceiving believers and extorting money is one thing, but they even dared to join the rebels and collude with the Russians to stage a rebellion. Take them all away and interrogate them thoroughly." Zhang Yuting waved his hand.

The Emperor has truly keen insight! This one temple alone will probably yield millions of taels of silver; imagine how many temples there are across the entire grassland! This is truly a windfall!

Seeing the gold and silver treasures scattered all over the ground, Zhang Yuting was utterly astonished. These monks are damn rich!